| |
SUMMIT SET |
|
© 2008
Larry E. Taylor |
|
| |
This is NOT a traditional set of Ireland. The set was composed in May 2005 in |
| Summit County, Ohio. | |
| |
All four couples dance simultaneously throughout the set. All Figures have |
| the same quantity of measures. | |
| |
Long body: couples in waltz hold, dancing a lively step (for both IN and OUT: |
| 1 and 2 and 1-2-3), dance the following eight-bar pattern four times: | |
| dance in-and-out once (not a slide)4; house to the next position on | |
| the right, making two clockwise revolutions4. | |
| |
Gents dance forward on the left foot and ladies begin forward on the right foot. |
| |
Bar counts (quantities of measures) for patterns are shown in bold. |
| |
The total bar count for each Figure includes an eight-bar introduction of music. |
| |
Abbreviations are used in a version recorded below. |
| |
Edition of December 25, 2008 — Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com |
|
FIGURE 1 -- POLKAS (112 BARS) |
| In waltz hold for all the Figure, dance an ordinary polka step | |
| (down-2-3) and a polka-batter for the long body (1 and 2 and 123). | |
 LONG BODY—COUPLES DANCE AT HOME AS OTHER COUPLES HOUSE ACROSS |
|
| All couples: | long body (see heading)32; |
| while side couples dance at home (turning once), top couples house to opposite4; | |
| while top couples house in-place (turning once), side couples house to opposite4; | |
| while side couples house in-place (turning once), top couples house to home4; | |
| while top couples dance at home (turning once), side couples house to home4; | |
| PARTNERS DANCE AROUND ONE ANOTHER TWICE |
|
| partners face and dance around one another twice, without touching; dance | |
| anticlockwise (begin left-shoulder-to-left-shoulder) while individually | |
| turning clockwise; make a one-half revolution clockwise to each | |
| position of a small diamond8; | |
| COUPLES DANCE AT HOME AS OTHER COUPLES HOUSE ACROSS |
|
| while top couples dance at home (turning once), side couples house to opposite4; | |
| while side couples house in-place (turning once), top couples house to opposite4; | |
| while top couples house in-place (turning once), side couples house to home4; | |
| while side couples dance at home (turning once), top couples house to home4; | |
| LONG BODY—END THE FIGURE WITH FULL HOUSE |
|
| long body32; | |
| full house6; double2. |
|
FIGURE 2 -- REELS (112 BARS) |
| Dance ordinary reels steps (lift-2-3-4) and, when advancing and | |
| retiring, the five-step (step, step, 3-4-5). | |
| QUARTERHOUSE WITH BACK THE LADY AND HOUSE AT HOME |
|
| All couples: | in waltz hold, back the lady to the position on the right2; house in-place |
| (turning once)4; repeat the preceding six-bar pattern until original | |
| partners dance at home (revolving once)18; | |
| PARTNERS DANCE AROUND ONE ANOTHER TWICE |
|
| as in Figure One, partners face and dance around one another anticlockwise | |
| twice, without touching, while individually turning clockwise8; | |
| WITH SIDE COUPLES: HOUSE—ADVANCE & RETIRE—PASS THROUGH—HOUSE |
|
| Top couples: |  with the couple on their left : |
| house around each other in waltz hold8; | |
| advance and retire once, right-hand-in-right, and ladies pass across | |
| anticlockwise to the gent’s left side during the retire4; | |
| pass through, gents left-shoulder-to-left, and partners turn into one | |
| another to-place4; | |
| advance and retire once, right-hand-in-right, and ladies pass across | |
| anticlockwise to the gent’s left side during the retire4; | |
| pass through, gents left-shoulder-to-left, and partners turn into one | |
| another to-place4; | |
| house around each other in waltz hold8. | |
| Sides couples: | repeat
from 32. |
| FULL HOUSE TO END THE FIGURE |
|
| All couples: | full house6; double2. |
|
FIGURE 3 -- JIGS (112 BARS) |
| Dance an ordinary jig step (down-2-3). | |
| LEAD AROUND |
|
| All couples: | lead around anticlockwise; the gent places his right hand behind and takes the |
| lady’s right hand at her waist and they hold left hands in-front; dance | |
| one clockwise revolution while dancing to the next position on the | |
| right2; dance in-place (no turns)2; repeat the preceding four-bar | |
| pattern three times12; | |
| LADIES CHAIN TO CHANGE PARTNERS—NEW PARTNERS DANCE AROUND |
|
| interlacing ladies chain (tops begin and sides begin two bars later); giving | |
| hands at waist-level to all, ladies chain right hands in the center then left | |
| hands to then around (no arch) the opposite gent and dance to the gent | |
| on the right6; | |
| the receiving gent take right-hand-in right with the lady; they form an | |
| arch and the lady turns anticlockwise under the arch to-place2; | |
| partners grasp right forearms and dance around one another once clockwise4; | |
| grasp left forearms and dance around one another once anticlockwise4; | |
| interlacing ladies chain as above — except from present locations and | |
| original sides begin with tops beginning two bars later8; | |
| partners dance right forearm then left forearm dance around as above8; | |
| interlacing ladies chain as above — except from present locations and | |
| original tops begin with sides beginning two bars later)8; | |
| partners dance right forearm then left forearm dance around as above8; | |
| interlacing ladies chain as above — except from present locations and | |
| original sides begin with tops beginning two bars later8; | |
| original partners dance right forearm then left forearm dance around as above8; | |
| LONG LEAD AROUND TO END THE FIGURE |
|
| lead around anticlockwise as above16; |
| FIGURE 4 -- REELS (112
BARS) |
| Dance an ordinary reels step (lift-2-3-4). | |
| LEAD AROUND IN FILE PARTWAY THEN LEAD BACK |
|
| All couples: | take hands in a circle and dance anticlockwise (facing forward, left shoulders into |
| the set, in single file); still holding hands, turn into the set to reverse direction4; | |
| dance clockwise to-place (right shoulders into the set) and release hands4; | |
| PARTNERS CHANGE PLACES UNDER AN ARCH |
|
| couples form an arch with gent’s left and lady’s right hands (the high hands); | |
| the gent dances anticlockwise under the arch as partners change | |
| places2; repeat this two-bar pattern three times6; | |
| LADIES PINWHEEL AS GENTS LEAD AROUND PART-WAY THREE TIMES |
|
| as ladies pinwheel clockwise in the center with the right hand (4-bars), then | |
| pinwheel anticlockwise with the left hand (4-bars), gents dance | |
| anticlockwise around the set then reverse direction2; dance clockwise | |
| then reverse direction4; dance anticlockwise to home and partners take | |
| right-hand-in-right2; | |
| CHAIN
TO OPPOSITE—LADIES UNDER AN ARCH—CHAIN TO HOME—LADIES UNDER—SWING |
|
| chain to opposite (gents dance anticlockwise, ladies clockwise)6; right-hand-in- | |
| right, turn the lady under anticlockwise2; | |
| continuing the same directions, chain to home6; right-hand-in-right, turn the | |
| lady under anticlockwise2; | |
| swing in waltz hold8; | |
| PARTNERS AGAIN CHANGE PLACES UNDER AN ARCH |
|
| as above, couples form an arch with gent’s left and lady’s right hands; the gent | |
| dances anticlockwise under the arch as partners change places four times8; | |
| GENTS PINWHEEL AS LADIES LEAD AROUND PART-WAY THREE TIMES |
|
| as gents pinwheel clockwise in the center with the right hand (4-bars), then | |
| pinwheel anticlockwise with the left hand (4-bars), ladies dance clockwise | |
| around the set then reverse direction2; dance anticlockwise then reverse | |
| direction4; dance clockwise to home and take partner right-hand-in-right2; | |
| CHAIN TO OPPOSITE—LADIES UNDER AN ARCH—CHAIN TO HOME—LADIES UNDER—SWING |
|
| chain to opposite (gents dance anticlockwise, ladies clockwise)6; right-hand-in- | |
| right, turn the lady under anticlockwise2; | |
| continuing the same directions, chain to home6; right-hand-in-right, turn the | |
| lady under anticlockwise2; | |
| swing in waltz hold8; | |
| PARTNERS AGAIN CHANGE PLACES UNDER AN ARCH |
|
| as above, couples form an arch with gent’s left and lady’s right hands; the gent | |
| dances anticlockwise under the arch as partners change places four times8; | |
| FULL HOUSE TO END THE SET |
|
| full house6; double2. |
SUMMIT SET ORD: TT, SS F1 POLKAS 112 bars Dow-2-3 ALL: LONG BODY32 (lively in/out4, 2 revl next R4) AS SS D@ H, TT HSE TO OPP4 AS TT D@ H, SS HSE TO OPP4 AS SS D@ H, TT HSE TO HO4 AS TT D@ H, SS HSE TO HO4 BK-2-BK 2x (ACW AS INDIV 1/2 TRN CW EA POS8 AS TT D@H, SS HSE TO OPP4 AS SS D@H, TT HSE TO OPP4 AS TT D@H, SS HSE TO HO4 AS SS D@H, TT HSE TO HO4 LONG BODY32 FH6 DBL2 F2 JIGS 112 bars Down jig ALL: BTL2 D@H4 RPT TO HO18 BK-TO-BK 2X (ACW AS INDIV ½ TRN CW EA POS)8 A&R RnR & PASS-ACROSS L (Borlin-like)4 P-THRU, Gs L2L, TRN-IN4 RPT TO HO8 HSE EA OTH8 SS: RPT FR ALL: FH6 DBL2 F3 JIGS 112 bars Down-2-3 LA HOLD IS CASHEL-LIKE: Rs @ L’s R WAIST BEHIND, Ls IN-FRONT ALL: LA ACW, TRNg CW IX TO EA POS2 OTS2 TO HO12 TT BEGIN FR OPP G, Ls GO RIGHT6
NEW G TLU ACW2 R FOREARM DANCE-ARD4 L FOREARM D-ARD4 RPT FR SS Ls BEGIN48 LA ACW, TRNg CW IX TO EA POS2 OTS2 TO HO12 FH6 DBL2 F4 REELS 112 bars Lift-2-3-4 ALL: HHC ACW FORWARD & REV4 FORWARD CW4 AS Ls PW R4 / L4: Gs ACW THEN REV DIR2 CW & REV DIR4 ACW TO-PL & TAKE RnR w/PART2 CHN TO OPP (Gs ACW)6 TLU ACW RnR2 CHN TO HO (same directions) TLU ACW RnR TO-PL2 SWGW8 RPT FR PARTs ARCH LnL G UND ACW AS PARTs CHG PL 4X8 FH6 DBL2
..